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1110440

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Joint Forces Command review into the Boscombe Down Airfield emergency cover tender.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	242182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>A strategic review of the requirement was initiated in February 2019, which is still being undertaken.</p><p>The original competed contract has been terminated and the future requirement is being reviewed; I envisage a new competition will be initiated and completed by March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/04/2019 13:24:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1121883

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2019 to Question 242182 on MOD Boscombe Down, when the (a) review of future requirement is expected to be completed and (b) outcome of the March 2019 new competitive process will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	245859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>As stated previously the strategic review was initiated in February 2019 and it is anticipated to be completed by July 2019. At this point the new competition will be issued with an anticipated completion of March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/04/2019 15:11:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1061320

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to ensure that those who tender for government contracts for his department are kept informed of the status of their tender throughout the process.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	221853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Standard documentation outlining the tendering process, including anticipated key activities and dates, is provided to all suppliers tendering for Ministry of Defence contracts. If there are successive rounds of negotiation or dialogue, tenderers are notified after each successive stage whether they have been selected to continue. All tenderers are subsequently notified of the final contract award decision.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/02/2019 16:10:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1082097

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to ensure that all procurements satisfy qualifying criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	228657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) assesses all tenders for a requirement against a range of relevant criteria to ensure that the Armed Forces get the best capability at the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>Contracts are only awarded following a detailed tender assessment process and, while criteria for each procurement will vary depending on the requirements, MOD commercial officers must be satisfied that these are met before a contract is awarded.</p><p>All tender documentation will include information on how the tenders will be evaluated and scored and the evaluation criteria will vary according to the requirement. One evaluation method is the lowest price method where the lowest priced tender that is technically and commercially compliant is deemed the winner. This is typically used in simple, routine procurements. A second evaluation method is the most economically advantageous tender method. Price is just one element of the overall value for money assessment and there may be occasions where a contractor who has submitted a more expensive tender is awarded a contract, for example, where the company offers a more effective capability. This will be assessed in accordance with the evaluation criteria detailed within the tender documentation</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 228658 question first answered 11/03/2019 16:54:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1082098

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on awarding contracts to contractors whose tender is more expensive than the lowest quote.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	228658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) assesses all tenders for a requirement against a range of relevant criteria to ensure that the Armed Forces get the best capability at the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>Contracts are only awarded following a detailed tender assessment process and, while criteria for each procurement will vary depending on the requirements, MOD commercial officers must be satisfied that these are met before a contract is awarded.</p><p>All tender documentation will include information on how the tenders will be evaluated and scored and the evaluation criteria will vary according to the requirement. One evaluation method is the lowest price method where the lowest priced tender that is technically and commercially compliant is deemed the winner. This is typically used in simple, routine procurements. A second evaluation method is the most economically advantageous tender method. Price is just one element of the overall value for money assessment and there may be occasions where a contractor who has submitted a more expensive tender is awarded a contract, for example, where the company offers a more effective capability. This will be assessed in accordance with the evaluation criteria detailed within the tender documentation</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 228657 question first answered 11/03/2019 16:54:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1110438

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Health Care Resourcing Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts his Department has awarded to Healthcare Resource Group in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	242180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not awarded any contracts to Healthcare Resource Group in the last five years. However, seven contracts have been awarded to Health Care Resourcing Group Limited over this period; a contract for the provision of medical services to the Army (started November 2014 and ended December 2017) and six contracts for temporary healthcare workers (started February 2017 and due to end in May 2019).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/04/2019 13:23:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1082099

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has ever awarded a contract to an insolvent company.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	228659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence assesses the legal and financial status of a company before a contract is awarded and monitors the financial health and performance of the company throughout the contract, taking action as appropriate.</p><p>It would not be normal for a contract to be placed with an insolvent company. However, if there was an overriding need to purchase goods from an insolvent company (for example, it was vital to the operational capability of the armed forces) then a detailed process would be followed, involving legal and financial experts, to evaluate the benefits against the risks before deciding whether to place a contract.</p><p>The number of contracts awarded to insolvent companies is not held centrally and this data can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/03/2019 16:53:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1110439

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Boscombe Down Airfield emergency cover tender is a classified as matter of national defence.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	242181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The tender for the provision of emergency ambulance cover at Ministry of Defence Boscombe Down is not classified as a matter of national defence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/04/2019 13:24:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1061315

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the procurement of emergency airfield cover at Boscombe Down airfield.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	221848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the Long Term Partnering Agreement between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and QinetiQ, the company provides year-round emergency airfield response cover at MOD Boscombe Down, including aircraft crash rescue. In addition, during flying activity, the MOD's Defence Primary Health Care provides emergency ambulance cover using a commercial enterprise. A competition to renew this service has been completed and is currently being reviewed. I am withholding details of the tenderers as their disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/02/2019 16:10:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn